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	Topics Solanum Topic Home *Solanum* is a large, variable genusGenus In the binomial nomenclature used worldwide, the name of an organism is composed of two parts: its genus name and a species... of annual plantAnnual plant Botanically, an annual plant is a plant that usually germinates, flowers and dies in one year.... s and perennial plantPerennial plant A perennial plant or perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years.... s, forbForb A forb is a flowering plant with a non-woody stem that is not a grass.... s, vineVine A vine is any plant of genus Vitis or, by extension, any similar climbing or trailing plant.... s, sub-shrubs, shrubShrub A shrub or bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree b... s, and small treeTree A tree is a large, perennial, woody plant.... s. They often have attractive fruit and flowers. They are poisonPoison In the context of biology, poisons are substances that can cause injury, illness, or death to organisms, usually by chemical... ous to humans (though not necessarily to other animals), but many bear edible fruitFruit The term fruit has different meanings depending on context.... s, leavesLeaf In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis.... , or tuberTuber A tuber is a part of a rhizome thickened for use as a storage organ.... s, and the genus includes several cultivated species, including three major food crops: TomatoTomato The tomato is a plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family, native to Central, South, and southern North America from Me... , Solanum lycopersicum (sometimes classed as Lycopersicon esculentum) PotatoPotato The potato is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, commonly grown for its starchy tuber.... , Solanum tuberosum Eggplant, Solanum melongena Solanum species are used as food plants by the larvaLarva Summary A larva is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis .... e of some LepidopteraLepidoptera The order Lepidoptera is the second largest order in the class insecta and includes the butterflies, skippers, and moths.... species - see list of Lepidoptera that feed on Solanum. Recently a new section was added to the genus, section Lycopersicon containing wild tomatoWild tomato Overview Wild tomato can mean wild forms of any of many different Solanaceous plants, including but not limited to:... es. Selected species S. aculeastrum - Sodaapple nightshade S. adscendens - Sonoita nightshade S. aethiopicumSolanum aethiopicum Ethiopian nightshade or nakati is a fruiting plant of the Solanum genus found in Asia and Tropical Africa.... - Ethiopian nightshade or nakati S. americanumSolanum americanum *Solanum americanum, the American nightshade, is a herbaceous flowering plant native to the Americas, from the sout... - Purple or glossy nightshade; American black nightshade; PoroporoPoroporo Summary Poroporo, also called Kangaroo Apple, is a soft-wooded plant and one of three nightshades native to New Zealand and the east... S. arcanum* Wild Tomato S. avicularePoroporo Summary Poroporo, also called Kangaroo Apple, is a soft-wooded plant and one of three nightshades native to New Zealand and the east... - PoroporoPoroporo Overview Poroporo, also called Kangaroo Apple, is a soft-wooded plant and one of three nightshades native to New Zealand and the east... S. bahamenseSolanum bahamense *Solanum bahamense* is a plant in the Solanaceae family.... - Bahama nightshade S. bulbocastanumSolanum bulbocastanum *Solanum bulbocastanum* is a plant in the Solanaceae family, native to Mexico and parts of the U.S.... - Ornamental nightshade S. burbankiiSolanum burbankii *Solanum burbankii, commonly known as Wonderberry, Garden Huckleberry, or Sunberry, is a historic heirloom fruiting shrub... - Wonderberry S. campechienseSolanum campechiense Solanum campechiense* is a plant in the Solanaceae family.... - Redberry nightshade S. canasense (Also known as S. bukasovi) S. capsicastrumSolanum capsicastrum *Solanum capsicastrum* is a species of nightshade.... - False Jerusalem cherry S. capsicoidesSolanum capsicoides *Solanum capsicoides* is a flowering plant in the Solanaceae family.... - Cockroach berry S. cardiophyllum - Heartleaf nightshade S. carolinenseCarolina horsenettle Carolina horsenettle, also known as "Bull nettle" and "Apple of Sodom", is not a true nettle, but a member of the Solanaceae... - Apple of Sodom, Horsenettle S. centraleAustralian desert raisin Australian desert raisin is a plant native to the more arid parts of Australia.... - Australian desert raisin (Kutjera) S. cheesmaniae S. chenopodioides - Goosefoot nightshade S. chrysotrichum - Giant devil's-fig S. citrullifoliumSolanum citrullifolium *Solanum citrullifolium* is a species of nightshade.... - Watermelon nightshade S. cleistogamumBush tomato Bush tomato are plants native to the more arid parts of Australia.... - Bush Tomato S. clokeyi - Clokey's nightshade S. commersonii - Commerson's nightshade S. conocarpum - Marron bacoba S. crispumFacts About Solanum crispum *Solanum crispum* is also called the Chilean potato vine or Chilean potato-tree or often just potato vine.... - Chilean potato vine S. davisensen - Davis horsenettle S. demissum - Dwarf wild potato S. dimidiatum - Torrey's nightshade S. diphyllum - Twinleaf nightshade S. donianum - Mullein nightshade S. douglasii - Greenspot nightshade S. drymophilumSolanum drymophilum *Solanum drymophilum* is a species of plant in the Solanaceae family.... - Erubia S. dulcamaraSolanum dulcamara Bittersweet is a species of vine in the potato genus Solanum, family Solanaceae.... - Bittersweet S. elaeagnifoliumSolanum elaeagnifolium Silverleaf nightshade, Solanum elaeagnifolium, is a common weed of western North America, also found in South America.... - Silverleaf nightshade S. ellipticum - Potato bush S. erianthum - Mullein nightshade, Potato tree S. fendleri - Fendler's horsenettle S. ferox - Hairy-fruited eggplant, Thai hairy-fruited eggplant S. furcatum - Forked nightshade S. galapagense S. gayanum - Chilean nightshade S. giloSolanum gilo *Solanum gilo* is a green fruit related to the tomato and the eggplant.... - Scarlet Eggplant, Gilo (Brazilian jiló) S. glaucum S. glaucophyllum - Waxyleaf nightshade S. gracilius - Slender nightshade S. haleakalense S. heterodoxum - Melon-leaf nightshade S. hindsianum - Hinds' nightshade S. huaylasense S. hyporhodium - synonym of S. sessiliflorumSolanum sessiliflorum *Solanum sessiliflorum* or cocona is a tropical plant belonging to the Solanaceae family.... S. imcompletum S. incanum S. incompletum - Popolo ku mai S. integrifolium - Five-minute plant S. interius S. jamaicense - Jamaican nightshade S. jamesiiSolanum jamesii *Solanum jamesii* is a species of nightshade.... - Wild potato S. jasminoides - Jasmine nightshade S. khasianum - Indian nightshade S. lanceifolium - Lanceleaf nightshade S. lanceolatumSolanum lanceolatum *Solanum lanceolatum* is a species of nightshade.... - Orangeberry nightshade S. leptosepalum - Tigna potato S. linnaeanumSolanum linnaeanum *Solanum linnaeanum, is a species of poisonous plant bearing tomato-like fruit native to South Africa and considered to ... - Apple of Sodom (Hawaii) S. lumholtzianum* - Sonoran nightshade S. lycocarpumWolf Apple The Wolf Apple is common in the Brazilian savanna.... - Wolf Apple, fruta-de-lobo S. lycopersicoides - Peruvian wolf peach S. lycopersicumTomato The tomato is a plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family, native to Central, South, and southern North America from Me... (syn. Lycopersicon lycopersicum) - Tomato S. macrocarpon S. mammosumSolanum mammosum The *Solanum mammosum, known as nipplefruit, titty fruit, Cow's Udder, or Apple of Sodom* is an an... - Nipplefruit S. marginatum - White-margined nightshade S. mauritianumSolanum mauritianum *Solanum mauritianum* is a small tree or shrub native to South America and an invasive weed in some other places, whose co... - Earleaf nightshade S. melanocerasum(syn. Solanum scabrum) - Garden huckleberry S. melongena - Eggplant S. mucronatumSolanum mucronatum *Solanum mucronatum* is a species of nightshade.... - Pepino S. muricatumSolanum muricatum Solanum muricatum, is a species of evergreen shrub native to South America and grown for its sweet edible fruit, the ... - Pepino S. nelsoniiNelson's Horsenettle Summary Nelson's horsenettle is an annual to perennial plant in the Solanaceae family, part of the Solanum or nightshade genus.... - Nelson's horsenettle S. nigrescens - Divine nightshade S. nigrumSolanum nigrum *Solanum nigrum* is a species in the Solanum genus, native to Eurasia and also introduced in the Americas.... - Black or blackberry nightshade S. nudum - Forest nightshade S. ovigerum - Easter eggplant S. parishii - Parish's nightshade S. pericifolium S. persicifolium - Berengena de playa S. peruvianum - Peruvian Nightshade, wild tomato S. phureja S. physalifolium - Hairy nightshade S. pimpinellifolium - Currant tomato S. pinnatisectum - Tansyleaf nightshade S. polygamum - Cakalaka berry S. pseudocapsicumJerusalem cherry The Jerusalem cherry is a plant belonging to the same family as deadly nightshade, whose fruit are also poisonous.... - Jerusalem cherry S. pseudogracile - Glowing nightshade S. ptycanthum - Eastern black nightshade S. paniculatumSolanum paniculatum Jurubeba is a plant common in almost all of Brazil.... - Jurubeba S. pyracanthum - Porcupine Tomato - Devil's Thorn S. pyrifolium S. quadriloculatumSolanum quadriloculatum *Solanum quadriloculatum* is a small Australian native fruiting shrub in the Solanaceae family.... - Bush Tomato or Wild Tomato S. quitoenseNaranjilla The naranjilla or lulo is a subtropical perennial plant from northwestern South America.... - Naranjilla S. racemosum - Canker berry S. rantonnetii - Potato bush S. riedlei - Riedle's nightshade S. robustum - Shrubby nightshade S. rostratum - Texas thistle or Buffalo bur S. rugosum - Tabacon aspero S. sandwicense - Hawaii horsenettle S. sarrachoidesSolanum sarrachoides *Solanum sarrachoides* is a species of nightshade known as the hairy nightshade.... - Green nightshade S. seaforthianum - Brazilian nightshade S. sessiliflorumSolanum sessiliflorum *Solanum sessiliflorum* or cocona is a tropical plant belonging to the Solanaceae family.... - Cocona S. sisymbrifolium - Sticky nightshade; fire-and-ice S. surattense S. tampicense - Wetland nightshade S. tenuilobatum - San Diego nightshade S. tenuipes - Fancy nightshade S. torvumSolanum torvum *Solanum torvum* is a bushy perennial plant used horticulturally as a rootstock for eggplant.... - Devil's fig S. triflorum - Cutleaf nightshade S. trilobatum S. triquetrum - Texas nightshade S. tuberosumPotato The potato is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, commonly grown for its starchy tuber.... - Potato S. umbelliferumSolanum umbelliferum The small perennial shrub Solanum umbelliferum is known commonly as the blue witch nightshade, sometimes spelled '... - Bluewitch nightshade S. viarumSolanum viarum *Solanum viarum* is a perennial shrub native to Brazil and Argentina with a thorny stock and thorny leaves.... - Tropical soda apple S. villosum - Hairy nightshade S. viride - Green nightshade. CultivarCultivar A cultivar is a cultivated plant that has received a name under the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plan... from Fiji: S. anthropophagorum S. wallaceiSolanum wallacei *Solanum wallacei, also known as Wallace's nightshade, Catalina nightshade, Northern island nightshade,... - Wallace's nightshade, Catalina Nightshade* S. wendlandii - Giant potatocreeper S. woodburyi - Woodbury's nightshade S. xantiPurple nightshade Purple Nightshade, or *Solanum xanti, is a semi-evergreen perennial vine, originally native to California, it can n... - Purple nightshade* S. chrysotrichum has been shown to be an effective treatment for Seborrhoeic dermatitisSeborrhoeic dermatitis Seborrhoeic dermatitis is a skin disorder affecting the scalp, face and trunk causing scaly, flaky, itchy, red skin.... . External links - A worldwide taxonomic monograph of all species in the genus Solanum.